Esteban Ocon of the Alpine F1 Team participated in the Chinese Grand Prix on April 21, 2024, as part of the Formula 1 World Championship. The Formula 1 Commission has decided to delay its decision on extending the current point-scoring system for the upcoming season to a later date. Discussions took place last week among Formula One Management (FOM), the FIA, and the 10 F1 teams regarding the distribution of points to the top 12 positions starting from 2025. However, after further deliberation, the F1 Commission concluded that more thorough evaluations were necessary before a proposal could be considered in July. The proposed new format would assign points in the following order: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. This change aims to benefit the teams that struggle to secure a spot within the top 10. Despite this, Esteban Ocon expressed his preference for the lower-ranked teams to improve their performance and challenge the top five. Ocon believes that simply awarding points to lower-placed teams is like applying a temporary solution to a larger problem and that the ultimate goal should be to close the gap between all teams.
In other news, the announcement that Australia will host the first round of the 2025 season has raised doubts about whether Bahrain will continue to host winter testing. The F1 Commission has revealed that a proposal will be presented by Formula One Management (FOM) for future discussion. Additionally, the F1 Commission has approved the introduction of rear-facing cameras on the cars starting from the Spanish Grand Prix in 2024. Several revisions to the Sporting and Financial Regulations were also made during the meetings, although the specific details have not been disclosed.